Profile: Carter Capps terrorized opposing minor league batters for just shy of 70 innings before being called up to the Seattle Mariners. Over 69.1 minor league innings pitched, Capps struck out 96 batters, posting a 2.47 ERA and 1.17 WHIP. He didn't miss a step at the big league level, striking out 28 hitters over 25 innings pitched, while walking 11. Capps joins fellow behemoths Stephen Pryor and Tom Wilhelmsen in the Mariner bullpen, but Capps throws the hardest out of them all with an average 98 mph fastball and routinely touches triple digits. It remains to be seen who will be setting up Wilhelmsen in 2013 but Capps is likely to get a good amount of holds, and certainly should pay dividends in strikeouts. If you're vulturing for saves, Capps is a good stash. And frankly, it's so much fun watching him pitch you might want him on your team just to root for him. (Michael Barr)

The Quick Opinion: The ball seems to detonate out of Carter Capps' hand. He has a delivery that's anything but smooth, yet watching him touch 100 mph looks pretty effortless. Capps doesn't have a defined role other than late-inning reliever, but take a chance on him in holds leagues in case he settles into the eighth inning guy. If he does, watch the strikeouts and holds pile up while you wait for his closing opportunity to arrive.

Profile: Carter Capps is an explosive right-hander, and the Marlins acquired him from the Mariners for a reason. Capps easily sits in the high-90s with movement and a funky delivery, and his slider is a legitimate knockout pitch against righties. Capps has his troubles with lefties, but his stuff is so vile against right-handed hitters that umpires often miss calls due to the wicked movement that brings his fastball back over the outside corner. Capps owns a .363 batting average in 84 big league innings spread across two seasons, and he had major problems with the dinger last season. Capps might never be a closer, but he’s got a chance to provide fantasy buffs with big-time strikeouts with serviceable numbers elsewhere if he can figure it all out. Don’t draft Capps, but keep an eye on him. (Zach Sanders)

Profile: In 2014, Capps did the two things most expected: strike people out and struggle with left-handed batters. He didn’t throw many innings in Miami, so the sample size is small, but either way Capps was mauled by lefties … again. For his career, which spans only 104 innings, left-handed batters have posted a .404 weighted on-base average. It’s difficult to see where improvement might come from, because a third pitch is seemingly nonexistent. Without some development, Capps seems destined to be utilized as a weapon versus right handed batters rather than a lockdown late innings option. (Landon Jones)

The Quick Opinion: Capps cut down on his walks, which is good, but unless he’s able to solve his problem with left-handed batters it’s hard to see a manager trusting him with a late inning job unless platoon advantages are evident.

Profile: Fantasy owners looking to speculate on potential closers with enormous upsides will undoubtedly start with Carter Capps in 2016. Capps never quite put things together with his first team, the Mariners, but a new approach with his new team, the Marlins, turned him into the best reliever in baseball in 2015. His unusual hop-step delivery radically reduces the amount of time his pitches spend in the air, making his fastballs the fastest in baseball by perceived velocity. With that incredible approach, Capps led all relievers with 16.8 strikeouts per nine innings (Aroldis Chapman was second at 15.7 percent), a 49.2 strikeout rate (Chapman was second at 41.7 percent), and a 51.7 percent contact rate (Andrew Miller was second at 59.1 percent). The Marlins have not shown any indication that they plan to make Capps the closer over Ramos. Both players are first-year arbitration eligible in 2016 and will become free agents in 2019. That does not offer any advantage to Capps, but the best relievers tend to find their ways into the closer role sooner or later. The 91-loss Marlins could even choose to capitalize on Ramos’ recent success by trading him, knowing that Capps would likely be excellent in the role. With so many points in his favor, Capps should be the first non-closer reliever drafted and should be owned in pretty much every format.

The Quick Opinion: Capps reinvented himself with an unusual hop-step delivery in 2015. That approach helped Capps become the most dominant reliever in baseball in 31 innings last season. He is the No. 1 fantasy reliever for 2016 who does not already have a closer job.

Profile: After a few years as an unremarkable reliever, in 2015 Carter Capps took a giant leap forward -- quite literally, as anyone who has seen his unorthodox hop-step delivery can attest. Capps led all relievers with 16.8 strikeouts per nine innings, and his 1.16 ERA paired well with his 1.10 FIP and his absurd 0.87 SIERA. Unfortunately, Carter Capps tore his UCL last spring and underwent Tommy John, ruling him out for the 2016 season. Now with the Padres (as part of the controversial Colin Rea trade), Capps has an outside shot of being back for Opening Day. If he's fully healthy (a big "if", to be fair), he should have the opportunity to dominate in an iffy Padres bullpen, though save situations may be limited. Don't draft him as your closer, but keep an eye on his spring training and stash him if things look good. (Brice Russ)

The Quick Opinion: Everyone's favorite hopping reliever missed the 2016 season but hopes to be back early this year. He's not a lock to close for the Padres but should be a great sleeper pick if he does.

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